Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A youth control order planning meeting for a child must be chaired by a convenor appointed by a service approved under section 480A.
(2) The convenor of the meeting is to fix the date on which, and the time and place at which, the meeting is to be held.
S. 409T(2A) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 35(1).
(2A) For the purposes of subsection (2), the place at which the meeting is to be held includes a meeting to be held by audio link or audio visual link.
(3) The meeting must be attended by the following—
(a) the child;
(b) the child's legal practitioner;
(c) a youth justice officer, other than an honorary youth justice officer;
(d) the convenor;
(e) any other person directed by the Court to attend.
(4) The meeting may be attended by one or more of the following, as directed by the Court—
(a) members of the child's family;
(b) persons of significance to the child;
(c) persons of significance within the child's community;
(d) police officers;
(e) representatives of the Department of Education and Training;
(f) social workers;
(g) representatives of drug and alcohol services, mental health services, counselling services or other services;
(h) child protection workers;
(i) any other person permitted to attend by the convenor;
(j) any other person.
S. 409T(5) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 35(2).
(5) The convenor, having regard to the views of the attendees of the meeting, may require or permit one or more of the attendees to—
(a) appear before the meeting by audio visual link or audio link; or
(b) participate in the meeting by making oral or written submissions.
S. 409U inserted by No. 43/2017 s. 13.